Hypertext Webster Gateway: "plaudit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plaudit \Plau"dit\, n. [From L. plaudite do ye praise (which was
said by players at the end of a performance), 2d pers. pl.
imperative of plaudere. Cf. {Plausible}.]
A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.
Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng.
--Longfellow.
Syn: Acclamation; applause; encomium; commendation;
approbation; approval.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
plaudit
n : enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim";
"he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave
him more eclat than he really deserved" [syn: {acclaim},
{acclamation}, {plaudits}, {eclat}]
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